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Geography Terms List
Practice your vocabulary and definitions!
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| a group of islands | archipelago |
| part of an ocean or lake extending into the land and usually smaller than a gulf | bay |
| a point of land extending into a body of water | cape |
| a triangular deposit of sand and soil that collects at the mouth of some rivers | delta |
| part of an ocean extending into land and usually larger than a bay | gulf |
| a sheltered area of water where ships can anchor safely | harbor |
| a narrow strip of land with water on both sides, connecting two larger areas of land | isthmus |
| a fertile place in the desert where there is water and some vegetation | oasis |
| a narrow waterway connecting two large bodies of water | strait |
| a stream or river that flows into a larger stream or river | tributary |
| a waterway dug across land through which ships can pass | canal |
| a narrow, deep waterway connecting two bodies of water; the deepest part of a river or waterway | channel |
| a dry barren region that may be sandy and without trees | desert |
| a huge mass of ice that moves slowly down a mountain | glacier |
| an area of land completely surrounded by water | island |
| a large body of water surrounded by land | lake |
| a land form with high elevation and a pointed or rounded top higher than a hill | mountain |
| a row of connected mountains | mountain range |
| the part of a river where its waters flow into another body of water | mouth (of a river) |
| land surrounded by water on all sides but one | peninsula |
| a broad and flat or gently rolling area usually low in elevation | plain |
| a large stream of water that flows into a lake, ocean, or other body of water | river |
| low, wet land that supports grass and trees | swamp |
| low land between hills and mountains | valley |
| an opening in the earth's surface through which steam, ashes, and lava are forced out | volcano |
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